Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all,well today I replaced a hose clip and wanted to check for leaks.the car started first time and I let it run for about 5 mins.the car then suddenly died completely and the electrics are dead.i tried a fully charged battery and the same completely no power at all .its running a v8 Daimler engin...

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Hi all,after a going over the spark plugs were at fault.they were the wrong type plus gap was miles to wide.all running fine at present
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Hi,yes it will need a good service I will have a go this week and update .thanks for your advice
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John

Well the wife don't know I've bought this lol.but as I'm 50 now it reminds me of the boyhood car mags back then and I couldn't afford a wheel nut then so I hope it's going to be a nice project.i tell you one thing all the interior is the same as when built but the bucket seat doesn't agree with fat ...

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Hi,it was built using a brand new body shell and appeared in custom car mag.its history is immense I've got pics of it in different paint and tracked and spoke to the builder who was over the moon as he sold it in about 1984 .it spent the last 20 years stored with other custom cars.its done 18,000 m...

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The pipe is missing that connects the two bowls.i assume it would run rough without this piece.only had a single su on my other moggie so it's all new to me
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John

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Hi yes I am, it's really well put together ,in fact in the mid 70s it's solid as a rock.ill be taking pics as I work on it
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John

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Hi all,my moggie v8 running a Daimler 2.5.im having starting issues but have had it running.its missing the hose that connects the two fuel bowls between the su carbs together which I will replace Monday,would this cause it to start and run poor? Regards John[frame] http://mmoc.org.uk/mbimage.php?sr...